| ▲ | GMoromisato 39 minutes ago | |||||||
SpaceX is retiring the Falcon 9 and not currently selling rides on Starship. ULA and Blue Origin are recovering from anomalies, and ULA uses Blue Origin engines, so if there is a problem with BE-4 both companies are affected. Rocket Lab's rocket is small and cannot launch either Leo satellites or the major national security payloads. No other US launch vehicles are currently operational. | ||||||||
| ▲ | andrewl-hn 25 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
Space X will probably have to keep Falcon 9 around for a while for human spaceflight to ISS, no? | ||||||||
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| ▲ | ericmay 36 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Thanks - that makes more sense, but the OP was being quite general which is why I asked the question. | ||||||||